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MARC recordNarsarsuaq Air Base (B.W.-1), 1941-58 / Paul E. Ancker.
| Title: | Narsarsuaq Air Base (B.W.-1), 1941-58 / Paul E. Ancker. |
| Translated title: | Narsarsuaq Air Base (B.W.-1), 1941-58. |
| Author(s): | Ancker, Paul E. |
| Date: | 1993. |
| Language: | Danish. |
| In: | Grønland. (1993.), Vol. 4-5 (1993) |
| Abstract: | Thorough account of period, with quotes from political figures in Greenland, USA and Canada and British actions. Describes choice and setting up of airstrips and weather/radio/rescue stations, ships and some types of aircraft used, followed by accounts of transport build-up as war progressed. Book ends with new use of base during start of Cold War and final handover to Denmark. |
| Notes: | Grønland. Vol. 4-5 :125-252 (1993). |
| Keywords: | 355 -- Defence. 355.457 -- Defence of particular regions. 358.4 -- Air forces. 551.509.3 -- Weather forecasting, bases and methods. 624.139 -- Engineering in frozen ground. 624.14 -- Snow and ice engineering. 625 -- Railway and highway engineering. L -- Communication and transportation. (*3) -- Arctic regions. (*38) -- Greenland. |
| SPRI record no.: | 126951 |
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